Snow emergency

Butler County is under a Level 2 snow emergency this morning, meaning driving should only occur out of necessity.Dispatchers from the Butler County Sheriff's Office were not clear as to when the driving restrictions would be lifted — if at all considering the National Weather Service is predicting a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain throughout the day.

A frontal system extending from the Ohio River Valley to eastern Texas will produce precipitation over much of the Great Lakes and south to the Gulf Coast. Moderate to heavy snow will extend from Iowa and Minnesota to northern Ohio. Elsewhere, only areas of light snow or flurries are likely in the Upper Midwest and northern Plains. To the south, a wintry mix of sleet, freezing rain and rain will extend from southern Missouri to southern Ohio. Highs will range from the teens in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes to the low 50s in Kansas and southeast Kentucky.